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AW: My reception dress came!

I am so excited!  My reception dress was delivered to my house today!  It's sitting in my bedroom waiting for me right now!   YAY!   I will be home from work in about 45 minutes or an hour.  As soon as I get home I am going to try it on and take pictures.  Unfortunately, I can't put my longline bra on by myself, so I have to wait until my mom gets home (around 8) to help me with that.  So I won't *truly* know how the dress will look and fit until I have that on.  But as soon as I get pics, I will post them for you ladies!
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  • edited December 2011
    YAY!  Can't wait for pictures!!! :-) 
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    That's so exciting!! I can't wait to see pictures

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  • edited December 2011
    Yay - I love pictures!!  :)
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    ETA:  This whole thing below is copy and pasted from my month board.  So if you click the pictures, use your browser's back button (not the link above the pic) to come back here.

    I swore I would never be a two dress bride.  I tried to make myself happy with my first dress, but that didn't work.  Then I tried to content myself with buying a reception dress to change into for dancing, but that didn't work.  Now I've ordered a second dress, intending to wear it only for the reception.  But I am sooo in love with the second dress.  The pictures below are of me WITHOUT my corset/girdle thingie.  I may not even have to wear one with this dress, let me know what you think ladies.


    Front.  Please ignore the mess on the bed, lol.


    Right side of the dress.  I look so skinny in it!  I love it!  I wonder what it would look like with my longline bra on to suck in my tummy...


    Left side of the dress.  I love the beaded detail on the hip.


    Close-up of the beading on the bust.


    Close-up of the beading on the hip.

    Also, this dress has a built-in crinoline (so I can get rid of the one I've got!) and a much longer train than I had thought!  I need to get it altered a bit.  The hook above the zipper is broken, so that needs to be fixed.  It also needs to be hemmed AT LEAST 3 inches or so.  And I may or may not see about having the bust taken in a bit, but I kind of like the fact that it sticks out a bit, because it makes my 36A's look a little more like 36B's.  ;-)
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    edited December 2011
    Um, you are gorgeous and that dress is gorgeous! Holy smokes, lady!!
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  • edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/cultural-wedding-boards_christian-weddings_aw-reception-dress-came?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Cultural Wedding BoardsForum:464687ae-7bc1-4360-9aea-999e11f1e1adDiscussion:60f411b6-dd12-48cb-85c6-e0b9159bf7bfPost:b469b435-5b4a-44ad-8231-0191feea0a32">Re: AW: My reception dress came!</a>:
    [QUOTE]Um, you are gorgeous and that dress is gorgeous! Holy smokes, lady!!
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    AWW!  I totally blushed.  :D  Thank you!
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  • mrandmrsbristmrandmrsbrist member
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    You're welcome! You're going to look great!!

    So the plan is to wear the first dress during the ceremony and change before your entrance and wear this at the reception? I think that's awesome!
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  • edited December 2011
    That is the plan right now, but I REALLY love this second dress, so I might end up wearing it all night.  We'll just have to see if I can sell the other one, lol.
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  • edited December 2011
    It's stunning!  You look fantastic!
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    I don't remember what the other one looks like, but this one looks amazing.  Having BTDT, I think you should just wear this one since you love it so much.  Why bother changing?!

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    edited December 2011
    I love this dress!! It's dressy enough that you could even wear it to the ceremony! Wear whatever makes you happiest!
  • edited December 2011
    For reference, here are some pics of me in the other dress.  This second dress makes me look like I've lost 20 pounds in comparison, lol.



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  • edited December 2011
    Both are gorgeous on you but that one with the beading - good gravy!!  It looks ABSOLUTELY STUNNING!!  I think you should wear it all night and forget the others.  It makes you look absolutely gorgeous!!  It's absolutely, tee total, no doubt about it PERFECT for you!!  :)  (I swear that's coming from my heart and I'm not just fluffing you up lol)  I love it!!  Can you tell?  :P
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    edited December 2011
    I love that dress! It looks great on you! P.S. It's on my list to try on when I go dress shopping.
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    Beth, thanks so much!  I really feel like this dress is more me.  I'm already preparing to sell the other one.

    Purple&7 I have bad news, it's been discontinued.  Sorry!  Though if you're close to my size I could always sell it to you super cheap after the wedding, haha.

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  • edited December 2011
    Love the pics, sessions!  I think the new dress is a GREAT reception dress.  The dress with the pick-ups in the skirt just has more formal look to it.  You could wear both if you want to! :-) 
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  • edited December 2011
    Wow, that was fast! I feel like you just ordered it! It looks beautiful! Whatever you decide, I know you will look great! 
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    edited December 2011
    Omgosh its soooo pretty! I vote to just wear the new dress the whole day ;) You look SO pretty!
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    I'm definitely gonna wear this dress the whole time.  Side note, when my mom got home last night, we wanted to see it with my longline bra, and the bra went on super easy!  It used to take like 5 minutes of straining to put it on, now it just goes right on!  I have been dieting for a week and a half and I have for sure lost weight!

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  • FaithCaitlinFaithCaitlin member
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    edited December 2011
    First- congrats on the weight loss! That's fantastic! Second- Wowzers!!! That dress looks AMAZING on you! I think you should wear it the whole time. You look stunning!

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